MGT 321 Quiz 3 (Exam 1)

Giovanni says, "I can run a mile in under 5 minutes." He is expressing: a high self-expectation. his CSE. an external locus of control. a high self-efficacy. high self-esteem.

A high self-efficacy

If a person attributes outcomes to luck or fate, that person is likely to have: high emotional stability. an optimistic personality. a proactive personality. an external locus of control. a high level of extraversion.

An external locus of control

Petra made a large mistake on a report she submitted to her boss, and it ended up costing the company a significant amount of money. When asked why this had occurred, she blamed one of her co-workers for giving her erroneous information for the report. Petra is expressing: counterproductive work behavior. low emotional stability. organizational citizenship behavior. low agreeableness. an external locus of control.

An external locus of control

People with __________ see themselves as masters of their own fate. an external locus of control an internal locus of control high emotional stability high introversion high extraversion

An internal locus of control

Which of the following does a person have the most control over? CSEs Emotional intelligence Behavior Intelligence Emotions

Behavior

Star athletes are likely to be high in: linguistic intelligence. naturalist intelligence. musical intelligence. bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. spatial intelligence.

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence

People who are dependable, responsible, and achievement-oriented are likely to score high on: conscientiousness. agreeableness. openness to experience. introversion. internal locus of control.

Conscientiousness

The personality trait with the strongest positive relationship with job performance is: proactivity. emotional stability. extraversion. conscientiousness. agreeableness.

Conscientiousness

Klaus works in a very stressful job, but maintains his "cool" even in the worst times. He is likely to score high on ________. extraversion conscientiousness emotional stability agreeableness openness to experience

Emotional stability

Which of the following is not an element of emotional intelligence? Self-management Self-awareness Social awareness Emotional stability Relationship management

Emotional stability

___________ is associated with success for managers and salespeople. Introversion Openness to experience Extraversion Agreeableness Emotional stability

Extraversion

People with an internal locus of control: earn lower salaries. tend to be more anxious. have lower work motivation. have stronger expectations that effort leads to performance. derive less job satisfaction from performance.

Have stronger expectations that effort leads to performance

Marisa is office manager in a small company. Her employees find that they can often come late to work and leave early, and Marisa will cover their work for them. Marisa is likely to score: high on agreeableness. low on openness to experience. high on extraversion. low on conscientiousness. low on emotional stability.

High on agreeableness

"I feel I am a person of worth, as good as other people" is a statement reflecting: high emotional intelligence. high self-identification. high self-esteem. low core self-evaluation. high self-efficacy.

High self-esteem

In hiring new employees, the best thing a manager could do is: hire based on who has an internal locus of control. hire based on who has high self-esteem. hire based on high self-efficacy. hire based on who has high emotional stability. hire based on using CSE as one broad personality characteristic.

Hire based on using CSE as one broad personality characteristic

The relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction is significantly stronger: in older people rather than younger. in individualistic cultures than in collectivist cultures. in the United States than in any other nation. in men than in women. in women than in men.

In individualistic cultures than in collectivist cultures

Proactivity has been shown to be related to all but one of the following. Which one? Affective organizational commitment Satisfaction Intelligence Performance Social networking

Intelligence

Keyshawn is a player on a professional football team. Because of this, his play every week is scrutinized by fans and media, as well as his own coaches. Sometimes, their comments are very negative and even personal. Keyshawn will handle this better if he has a high level of _________ intelligence. interpersonal intrapersonal naturalist spatial bodily-kinesthetic

Intrapersonal

To develop his or her relationship management skills, a person should: sense others' emotions. recognize customer needs. learn how to build teams. see the upside in events. read his or her own emotions.

Learn how to build teams

Jonathan speaks four languages fluently. He is likely to have a high level of _______ intelligence. emotional interpersonal linguistic naturalist multiple

Linguistic

The potential to learn and use spoken and written languages is: naturalist intelligence. spatial intelligence. linguistic intelligence. intrapersonal intelligence. bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.

Linguistic intelligence

Josephine scored very high on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) on all three parts. She is likely to possess high ________ intelligence. logical-mathematical musical bodily-kinesthetic practical naturalist

Logical-mathematical

Samantha, a member of a team you are assigned to for a management class, has often been late getting her work to the team, and when it arrives it is often of poor quality. Samantha is likely to be displaying her ________. low conscientiousness low agreeableness low emotional stability low proactivity high extraversion

Low conscientiousness

Halfway through the semester, Samuel quit doing assignments for and going to his advanced accounting class. He attributes this to his poor performance on the first two tests, as well as his lack of talent for accounting; he feels he will do much better as a management major. Samuel is likely to be experiencing: low self-efficacy for accounting. low self-esteem. low emotional stability. low emotional intelligence. an external locus of control.

Low self-efficacy for accounting

Halim, one of your employees, always seems to be "taking it easy," often ignores problems that arise, and rarely takes action on his own. It is likely that Halim is: highly agreeable. not a proactive personality. low on practical intelligence. an introvert. emotionally unstable.

Not a proactive personality

Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of all but one of the following. Which one? Emotional stability Self-esteem Locus of control Proactivity Generalized self-efficacy

Proactivity

____________ is associated with entrepreneurialism. Proactivity Emotional stability Openness to experience Introversion Spatial intelligence

Proactivity

Which of the following is not a property of deliberate practice? Highly demanding mentally Isn't much fun Provides little or no feedback Designed to improve performance Can be repeated a lot

Provides little or no feedback

The part of CSE that can best be enhanced because it is most flexible is: intelligence. self-efficacy. emotional stability. locus of control. self-esteem.

Self-efficacy

Which of the following statements about self-efficacy is true? Self-efficacy is not related to prior experience. A person with high self-efficacy is likely to work less hard than a person with low self-efficacy because he or she is already confident of good results. Self-efficacy is the same as self-esteem. The biggest predictor of a person's self-efficacy is his or her emotional state. Self-efficacy can be developed.

Self-efficacy can be developed

Regarding using personality testing as part of the hiring process, experts have concluded that: only the Big Five should be used as predictors of job performance. there is not enough evidence to draw any conclusions about personality testing. there are many valid instruments available to managers to test for personality types. the effects of personality on job performance are so large it cannot be ignored by managers. the typical personality test is not a valid predictor of job performance.

The typical personality test is not a valid predictor of job performance

To develop his or her self-awareness, a person should: know his or her own strengths and limits. keep up with organizational politics. be ready to seize opportunities. wield a range of tactics for persuasion. display honesty and integrity.

To know his or her own strengths